Jennets

For years we have been looking for quality mammoth jennets to expand our breeding program to encompass breeding large quality mammoth donkeys in addition to mules. We have found some exceptional jennets and our patience has paid off. We are very committed to preserving mammoth donkeys in accordance with the breed standards that were established when this magnificent breed was started.

West Elk Calypso June

Foaled: 2014

ADMS #Pending

June is a drop-dead-gorgeous 15.2hh spotted jennet that is built like a brick house, she is taller than any spotted jennet we have ever seen, and she moves like a horse. We followed up with her owners for months before they agreed to sell her to us. I have often compared her to a unicorn as I have never seen her equal and she is as rare as she is beautiful. She has awesome bone, gorgeous conformation, and her color and markings are stunning. June came to us unsure about people and difficult to catch. She has already made huge strides and we are now able to catch her within 5 minutes. We will be breeding her to Judah this spring/summer and we cannot wait to see what they produce together. She is an amazing asset to our breeding program, pun intended.

RMS Lorie Darlin

Foaled 4/28/2008

ADMS #Pending

Sire: Heart B Mister A-10318

Dam: RMS Sheza Lusora

Lorie Darlin is a gorgeous 15hh frosted spotted mammoth Jennet and one of the last donkeys bred by Rocky Mountain Songbirds in Montana. She is a picture perfect Jennet with gorgeous conformation, bone, and color. She has an awesome disposition and she is a nice safe saddle donkey to boot! She was super easy to train under saddle as she is a quick learner and she is eager to please. We have put beginner riders on her with no issues and she is a super fun girl to ride. She has excellent bloodlines including Black Bart, and Ramrod. This sweet girl is going to produce some gorgeous foals with our Judah. She is confirmed in foal to Judah for a spring 2020 mammoth donkey foal.

West Elk Rose

ADMS Registration Pending

Foaled 2016

Rose is out youngest Jennet at 2 years old and she is already 14.3hh with years to grow. She is a very special Jennet and she was the best off the bat with being lead, handled, and she has the sweetest most soulful eyes you have ever seen. We were very impressed with how light she is and how responsive to pressure even though she’d had very little handling. We purchased her at the same time with Astrid, Lilly, and Ruth and they were all exposed to a gorgeous grulla Missouri foxtrotter stud. She and Ruth were both confirmed in foal for a 2019 winter hinny foals. However Rose ended up absorbing her foal sometime between 30 and 60 days gestation. Hinnies are the reverse of a mule. Mules are produced by breeding a mare to a donkey jack, while hinnies are produced by breeding a Jennet (female donkey) to a horse stallion. Hinnies are very rare as the conception rate for jennets bred to stallions is only about 20%. With hybrids it is more successful for the mother to have a higher number of chromosomes than the father and donkeys have 62 chromosomes while horses have 64. Mares are readily and successfully bred to jacks for mules and good mammoth jennets are generally reserved for producing more mammoths as are they are only about 2,500 mammoth donkeys in the world. That combined with other factors make hinnies very rare. Two is younger than we would have bred her so we are leaving her open this year and giving her time to grow and mature before breeding her to Judah. She has an incredibly sweet personality, curious nature, and the kindest eyes you have ever seen. She has excellent bone, a great conformation, nice straight legs, and a lovely head. She will be registered ADMS after she is inspected. We are very excited to produce mammoth donkey foals with her and Judah in the future.

West Elk Astrid

ADMS Registration Pending

Foaled 2015

Astrid is the tallest of the four jennets we purchased together at 15.2hh and she is beautifully built. Astrid fits the standards of what a mammoth donkey should be perfectly and she still has time to fill out and grow at three years old. Astrid is currently open and we are planning on breeding her to Judah this spring. Astrid is learning quickly to tolerate handling, being caught, and lead. She has a beautiful face, excellent bone, beautiful conformation, and she is a sweet, curious girl. We are very excited to produce exceptional mammoth donkeys with her and Judah.

West Elk Ruth

ADMS Registration Pending

Foaled 2015

Rose is a 15hh Jenent at 3 years with time to grow. She looks very similar to Rose and we often have a tough time telling them apart. These girls had not received much handling when we purchased them but she is already learning to tolerate handling, getting her feet trimmed, learning to lead, and be caught. Daily grain rations that require being caught is certainly speeding things along. We purchased her at the same time with Astrid, Lilly, and Rose and they were all exposed to a gorgeous grulla Missouri foxtrotter stud. She and Rose were both confirmed in foal for a 2019 winter hinny foals. Hinnies are the reverse of a mule. Mules are produced by breeding a mare to a donkey jack, while hinnies are produced by breeding a Jennet (female donkey) to a horse stallion. Hinnies are very rare as the conception rate for jennets bred to stallions is only about 20%. With hybrids it is more successful for the mother to have a higher number of chromosomes than the father and donkeys have 62 chromosomes while horses have 64. Mares are readily and successfully bred to jacks for mules and good mammoth jennets are generally reserved for producing more mammoths as are they are only about 2,500 mammoth donkeys in the world. That combined with other factors make hinnies very rare, We are carefully monitoring her and providing her with calculated feed for her growth and the growth of her foal. She has an incredibly sweet personality, curious nature, and the kindest eyes you have ever seen. She has excellent bone, a great conformation, nice straight legs, and a lovely head. She will be registered ADMS after she is inspected. We are very excited for hinny foal and we are excited to produce mammoth donkey foals with her and Judah.

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Katherine Browne
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Gunnison CO 81230

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About West Elk Equine

Nestled in the beautiful Ohio Creek Valley in Gunnison Colorado, West Elk Equine is truly paradise on earth. I have been riding, training, and showing horses and mules since I was six years old.